Australia, England Agree to Pre-series Handshake

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Captain Eoin Morgan said that the defeat will act as flawless preparation for the series, and Bairstow agreed that it will be a completely different challenge to face an Australia side going through an uncertain period following the suspension of two key players and a change in leadership.

"We'll be judged on our actions going forward and it'll be plain for everyone to see". "They are trying to turn around the image of the game in their country, and we're all for that". We've spoken about our values and how we want to be perceived by the Australian public and the cricket public in general.

Ahead of Australia's One-day global meeting with England - their first competitive match since the scandal-ridden tour - Paine asked Eoin Morgan if the teams could have a pre-match handshake on the field.

Wednesday's day/night fixture was Justin Langer's first worldwide match as Australia coach after he succeeded Darren Lehmann following his fellow former Test batsman's resignation in South Africa.

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The thing is that what he said back then was in public and for that I think that his apology should also come in public", he said. The keeper has been a stalwart for our club and has been strong for a long time now.

"Words are words, come Wednesday, it's time for us to act on those words and show it by actions".

"Everyone just wants to listen to them talk and we can't get enough of them".

Maintaining the theme of a new era of harmony between old rivals notorious for their bitter battles on the field, Morgan insisted England wouldn't use the ball tampering as an excuse to bait the Australians. "It doesn't bother me", Morgan said. If you look at it in that, it probably could be ammunition.

When one hears about a side ranked No. 13 in the ICC ODI Team Rankings beating the No. 1 ranked team, you would dismiss it as an upset but there was nothing upsetting about Scotland's historic six-run win over England at The Grange, Edinburgh on Sunday.

It is a match that pits 2019 World Cup hosts England against title-holders Australia.

With the duo of Woakes and Stokes set to miss the first part of the series against Australia, England will hope their bowlers find their mojo back and give more support to Adil Rashid who was the pick of the bowlers the last time England toured Down Under for ODIs earlier this year.

Aaron Finch and the inventive Glenn Maxwell should provide power - provided the latter can rediscover form - and Travis Head some well-acclimatised nous after a spell with Worcestershire this summer, while the slippery Jhye Richardson and 6ft 8in Billy Stanlake are two exciting, if inexperienced, threats with the ball.

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